Langston Hughes was known as a famous poet from 1926 to 1967 during the Harlem Renaissance. Throughout his lifetime he wrote 60 books including, poems, novels, short stories, plays, children's poetry, plays, musicals, operas and autobiographies. He was an American Poet and wrote about his own experiences. Langston Hughes had many jobs in Mexico and France before Vachel Lindsay discovered his poetry in 1925. He graduated in 1929 from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Langston Hughes is known to write poetry in jazz rhythms about African American life.
Dream Variations
To fling my arms wide
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me--
That is my dream!
To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pale evening...
A tall, slim tree...
Night coming tenderly
Black like me.
I, Too, Sing America
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the Kitchen"
Then.
Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--
Langston Hughes
Biography:
Langston Hughes was known as a famous poet from 1926 to 1967 during the Harlem Renaissance. Throughout his lifetime he wrote 60 books including, poems, novels, short stories, plays, children's poetry, plays, musicals, operas and autobiographies. He was an American Poet and wrote about his own experiences. Langston Hughes had many jobs in Mexico and France before Vachel Lindsay discovered his poetry in 1925. He graduated in 1929 from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Langston Hughes is known to write poetry in jazz rhythms about African American life.Dream Variations
To fling my arms wide
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me--
That is my dream!
To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pale evening...
A tall, slim tree...
Night coming tenderly
Black like me.
I, Too, Sing America
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the Kitchen"
Then.
Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--
I, too, am America
Website Credits:
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0824458.html
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=1324
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83